Letters of Opinion
genre critique, Romance-conventions
Remember in the movie Say Anything when Lloyd Dobbler, broken-hearted that Diane Court had ended their relationship, stood outside her window while she was napping blasting Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes? Rather than thinking of this as creepy, stalkerish behavior,… more
Letters of Opinion
genre critique, Literary Criticism, Reader Opinions, Romance-conventions
see more Lolcats and funny pictures Janet: Reading through the comments on the Dear Author Golden Era poll, they seem to reflect the split in the voting between the 1990s and the 2000s. Those who chose the 1990s seem more… more
Letters of Opinion
Historical Romances, historical-accuracy, Humor, Romance-conventions, stereotypes, trope
All Scottish men are named Jamie. But that’s only if they’re not called Alistair. All Scottish men wear kilts, even when they were outlawed and even when they didn’t exist. All clans have an identifying tartan. All Scottish men carry… more